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Extirpator of Idolatries
Extirpator of Idolatries
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Extirpator of Idolatries

Original Title: Extirpador de Idolatrias

2016
1h 26m
Crime
Drama
Fantasy

Status

Released

Release

2016

Runtime

1h 26m

Storyline

"A movie about the cultural resistance in a country besides diverse, divided."

The police detective Waldo, of immersed and circumspect disposition and temper, investigates several crimes associated with indigenous rituals that occur in some regions of the Peruvian Andes. There we find a boy and a girl who are about to enter puberty and begin to interact with certain mythical beings, a supernatural belief very common in many Andean villages. A sinister character, pretending to be on a mission of faith, but imbued with religious dogmatism and intolerance, interrupts this peaceful scene as he casts an ominous shadow over these ancient Peruvian beliefs. Although Waldo's boss considers him inferior and distrusts his methods (a form of discrimination), the policeman continues his efforts to capture the "Extirpator of Idolatries.¨ At the same time, Waldo will resolve his own inner conflict which has troubled him all his life.

Score Distribution

Details

Status
Released
Runtime
1h 26m
Apr 14, 2016
Languages
Spanish
Quechua
Director
Manuel Siles
Production
La Luna Pintada Producciones
La Luna Pintada Producciones
Production Countries
Peru
Official Website

Top Cast

7 Cast Members

Oswaldo Salas

Oswaldo Salas

Police detective Waldo Mamani / Mythical creature

Magaly Solier

Magaly Solier

Mother of the boy

Paulina Bazán

Village girl

Diego Yupanqui

Village boy

Augusto Casafranca

extirpator of idolatries

Oscar Ludeña

Police deputy / Mythical creature

Renato Gianoli

Chief of Police

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